2020 Vive Le Jazz Russian River Valley, Sonoma County Chardonnay
Meet The Artist
Introducing original artwork created by our daughter, artist Jordyn Guerra.
We believe wine can be a very visual experience. The wine label offers a canvas to showcase an artist’s creativity, thoughts and ideas with visually captivating designs.
This is one of those very special instances where the wine needed to rise up to the level of beauty and excellence of the label design itself.
WINE NOTES
NAME:
Vive Le Jazz
VARIETAL:
Chardonnay
APPELLATION:
Russian River Valley
Sonoma County
VINTAGE:
2020
Where we call home, and our 2nd Chardonnay from this world famous region of the Russian River Valley in Sonoma CA… whenever we release a wine from here, you know it has a special place in our hearts.
The Russian River Valley is one of the most legendary in the world for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Meandering down the center and leading out to the cool Pacific Ocean is the Russian River itself. This little gap in the mountain range offers a funnel for that ocean-cooled air to reach the vineyards and provide the nighttime coolness these grapes need and love to reach perfection.
Like fine jewelry in a glass, the color is a gorgeous light-to-medium gold. Lightly oaked and more full-bodied than our past Chardonnays, the aromas are pronounced tropical fruits like banana and mango, followed by honey crisp apple and light citrus.. so beautifully expressive. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with flavors of light creamy oak with an abundance of fruit all showcasing the height of their excellence.
This wine is one of the main reasons that I love our membership. We get to find wines that are at the ideal place in their journey to enjoy today. It’s perfection in a glass..
Cheers - Eric 🍷
ARTWORK & DESIGN
This label’s concept and artwork are very special to me for so many reasons. Those being the saxophone, jazz and family.
The artist, may step-daughter Jordyn Guerra truly captured the essence of what I know to be the saxophone in this original digital painting. The strength of the black paint strokes depicts the power and raw dominance a sax can emit, yet the simplicity and ease of the sketched lines speaks to how just one note can reach the heart and the soul all in one striking moment.
When I taste Chardonnay, especially one at this level of elegance, it is layered and interesting, and I find myself wanting to drink more. So, I believe the pairing of this wine and Smooth Jazz is pure perfection. On one side Jazz is pure, uplifting and inspiring, yet on the other can be complex and intricate, just like the style of this wine.
Finally, whenever Jordyn can have an artistic platform to shine, and shine brightly as she has done here, my heart fills with love and joy. I love her design as it depicts my instrument of choice and huge part of my life in one amazing sketch. And the joy I feel for her pure talent and accomplishment is what life’s moments are made of.
— Mindi 🎶
MUSIC
This playlist is full of songs that have inspired me as an instrumentalist over the years. Many of these artists are my friends and contemporaries. Their music is easy to listen to and always puts a smile on my face, just like our Vive Le Jazz Chardonnay. This wine is elegant and layered, just as these songs are. They seem to flow so easily, yet I know as a songwriter and artist the complicated harmonies and instrumental excellence that it took to make it all seem so effortless. I’ve spent my life creating music, mostly in the jazz world, and I appreciate so much the talent it takes to create a great melody or play and emote from the heart. This wine brings me there. It embodies that talent of the winemaker along with the incredible fruit. It’s outstanding. These artists are all inspiring, and all of these songs make me feel so good. I believe you’ll find these songs a perfect pairing to our beautiful Chardonnay!
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